Orléans Convention: a team to support you

The role and mission of the Orléans Convention team is to help you organise your event.

Your privileged contacts at your service

Each with their own specialities, but all with the same aim: to help you organise your event in Orléans Val de Loire.

Charlotte RIO

+33 2 38 24 01 69 - charlotte.rio@tourisme-orleans.com

Role : Overseeing the department and sustainable development for the tourist office.

What do I like best about my job? "The diversity of the people I deal with, as well as my work at the Convention Bureau, there's no such thing as routine".

Her little plus in the team: Her knowledge of the destination for over 10 years.

Charlotte RIO - Convention Bureau Manager
Charlotte RIO - Convention Bureau Manager - Charlotte RIO

Laura MALEJACQ

+33 2 38 24 01 68 - laura.malejacq@tourisme-orleans.com

Her role: To support congresses from their application to the departure of your participants, to manage the department's communication and to run the hotel network.

Her little plus in the team: Her rigour. With Laura, you'll be accompanied with the utmost professionalism and a gentle touch.

Laura MALEJACQ - Deputy Manager of the Convention Bureau
Laura MALEJACQ - Deputy Manager of the Convention Bureau - Laura MALEJACQ

Sébastien POISSON

+33 2 46 72 06 69 - sebastien.poisson@tourisme-orleans.com

Role: Acting as a link between business, leisure and sports tourism, promoting synergies between the various sectors.

What do I like best about my job? "Helping to position Orléans as a dynamic and innovative MICE and sports destination, by creating synergies between organisers, local players and the region's infrastructure".

Her little plus in the team: Her ability to bridge the gap between the requirements of the MICE sector and the world of sport, by combining a structured marketing approach with a real on-the-ground culture.

Sébastien POISSON - Development Officer
Sébastien POISSON - Development Officer - Sébastien POISSON

Luna CARROY

+33 2 46 72 06 37 - luna.carroy@tourisme-orleans.com

Her role: To find out about forthcoming events in Orléans.

What's my favourite thing about my job? "Managing customer requests and preparing events, every day is different and stimulating".

Her little plus in the team : Her fresh outlook and her ability to combine theory and practice thanks to her sandwich course.

Luna CARROY - Sales Assistant
Luna CARROY - Sales Assistant - Luna CARROY

In practical terms, what do we do?

The trade shows we'll be attending in 2025

Every year, we take part in a number of trade fairs in France and Europe. In 2025, this will include:

- Pure Meetings France
- Heavent Meetings Cannes
- Imex Frankfurt

Heavent Meetings Cannes - 2025
Atout France 2024 Eductour
Atout France 2024 Eductour

The workshops we organise

We also organise our own events to promote our region and our tourism service providers:

- EventPr'O: bringing together up to 70 exhibitors (MICE service providers) and 100 event organisers from Orleans and the Loire Valley.
- CO'Met goes to Paris: in partnership, in 2025, with Tourisme Loiret. When the weather is fine, service providers from the Loire Valley will be coming to Paris to meet event organisers and present their new products and services.
- La Loire se met en Seine is a showcase for the whole of the Loire Valley and the Centre region. The two convention bureaus in Tours and Orléans are joining forces to present Parisian organisers with the opportunities offered by our destination in terms of professional events.

Event PRO at the Domaine national de Chambord
Event PRO at the Domaine national de Chambord - Event PRO exhibition at the Domaine national de Chambord - ©Léonard de Serres

Setting up dedicated MICE communications

The Convention Bureau is developing a whole range of communications dedicated solely to business tourism:

  • Our website dedicated to business tourism
  • The Meeting Guide: a showcase for the local business offer
  •  Videos
  • Linkedin

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